9 DNA->Practice Quiz

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  1. Which of the following is a nucleotide found in DNA?
    1. deoxyribose + phosphate group + cytosine
    2. ribose + phosphate group + thymine
    3. ribose + phosphate group + uracil
    4. deoxyribose + phosphate group + uracil

  2. Which type(s) of RNA is(are) involved in protein synthesis?
    1. transfer RNA only
    2. messenger RNA only
    3. messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA
    4. ribosomal RNA and transfer RNA only

  3. Which RNA molecule carries amino acids?
    1. transfer RN
    2. messenger RNA
    3. ribosomal RNA
    4. RNA polymerase

  4. What is produced during transcription?
    1. DNA molecules
    2. RNA molecules
    3. proteins
    4. RNA polymerase
    5. A mutation that involves a single nucleotide is called a(an)

  5. DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,
    1. each with two original strands.
    2. each with two new strands.
    3. one with two new strands and the other with two original strands.
    4. each with one new strand and one original strand.

  6. Which type of RNA functions as a blueprint of the genetic code?
    1. RNA polymerase
    2. mRNA
    3. rRNA
    4. tRNA

  7. Which of the following is NOT a gene mutation?
    1. insertion
    2. substitution
    3. inversion
    4. deletion

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